9/02/2010

Notable quote: Don't pray pray with NS

'...for male citizens, NS obligations have the highest priority, ahead of studies and personal reasons,.... Judge V K Rajah
Goh Khim Siong was jailed for four months for evading NS.
The importance of NS and how it affects the personal life of all male citizens cannot be understated. Goh Khim Siong had been deferring his NS to complete his studies, to look after his parents and brothers, cut no ice and was jailed for 4 months before starting his NS from scratch. This is how serious this obligation to the country is. No one should trifle or rubbish this obligation as just a passing phase in life.
The NSRA is just a token to this heavy responsibility and tedious constitutional commitment. What the govt can do is to make this sweeter by tying it to the right to purchase a HDB flat for all NS men who have completed his NS liability.
With housing becoming so 'AFFORDABLE' to some jokers but so unafforable to many NS men, the linkage will make NS much more palatable and meaningful. The NS men will be more committed to serve the country and to defend his home. At least he has something to fight for and to defend for.

10 comments:

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When they can legislate and change the law, there is no need for the Government to give priority, compensate or exempt anyone from NS.

That is why I believe the $9K given only to current NS men, is a step towards making it more palatable for adopted citizens to serve NS, when they next change the law requiring them also to serve. It must be, because adopted citizens always get a better deal than native Singaporeans.

You are sounding like the koyok man peddling his ware in the street lah. You can shout and scream on all the virtues of lawlessness and borderless. I can assure you, till your voice is hoarse, the borders will still be there, and the man made laws will still be there, no matter how artificial you called them.

Alamak why Goh again.I am sad.Why are we Goh so suay this year?Me, Goh Ah Gong love NS.I want to defend my country.Without NS ,I still want to appeal to be enlisted and volunteer my service to the Nation.But please do not give me any special priviledge .The HDB flat priority or a 9K etc is a great insult to me.Pls do not insult my loyalty .Maybe we should start a Volunteer Military Force.Let people like me continue to play my part.I will not ask for S$X an hour like what others will ask for .I will be happy to see volunteer soldier everywhere one day but not to see citizen being force to serve NS or being jailed.A volunteer soldier will definately be more committed and loyal than a soldier who is being force to serve.

We need more loyalty citzenry like you. I am so proud of you. What the govt can do is to create a special NS Corp for people who just want to volunteer for military service to the country.

And those who served honourably will be recognised differently, not rewarded with any monetary stuff as it will be humiliating to them. They may wear a special volunteer badge in their uniform as the pride of the nation.

For those who do not subscribe to such idealism, they can continue with the normal stream NS and be rewarded with other perks.

That should make everyone happy. We need to be flexible and cater for people with different aspirations. Some want honour, some want money.

redbean, you have to stop looking at politicians as saviours, as people that you depend on to make your lives better. That is not how it works, my grossly deluded friend. Politicians, as with other human beings, are in politics first and foremost for themselves. The only interests that they are interested in are their own. Don't ever make the mistake of believeing what they say. You can't be a politician before you mater the art of speaking with a forked tongue.

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